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How can we run gingerbread on the galaxy note 2
We can't there are no drivers or kernel to make it work.
I like to break stuff!
Ewwww. Gingerbread...it ran like crap.
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Ewwww. Gingerbread...it ran like crap.
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El29 on the S2 epic touch was a great iteration if GB. Prob the most solid OTA i've used. It wasn't all bad
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El29 on the S2 epic touch was a great iteration if GB. Prob the most solid OTA i've used. It wasn't all bad
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Calks ROM all the way. I still play with that on my wifes phone once in a while.
I am working on a Symbian port.
I just had a flash back reading this :what:
-TeaM VeNuM Like A Boss
-Galaxy Note II Edition
MiguelHogue said:
I just had a flash back reading this :what:
-TeaM VeNuM Like A Boss
-Galaxy Note II Edition
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Drugs will do that to you.....
What's wrong with the beans of jelly?
and what exactly can you do with GB that you cant with JB?
websites becoming restricted
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What's wrong with the beans of jelly?
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The newer updates as of late December some websites have become mainly flash is like the browser refuses to accept the site no matter what browser you use. I've used macks 3.6, and jelly bombed
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The newer updates as of late December some websites have become mainly flash is like the browser refuses to accept the site no matter what browser you use. I've used macks 3.6, and jelly bombed
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I use flash just fine all you have to do is sideload it and use a 3rd party browser and flash works just like it did on ICS and websites didn't suddenly decide to use flash most sites are actually migrating to html5 and have the option to choose the flash version or html5 version of the site. Be glad you don't have an iFail they've never had flash and you can't even sideload it to get it working:thumbdown:
I like to break stuff!
Flash works just fine on stock browser. For most sites I visit anyway. Pm me for the flashplayer.apk I use.
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I like to watch alot of anime and when I updated the rom I found out I couldnt get into sites like Novamov, bc with them i can play the anime on mxplayer instead of using a web based player. I went back to 3.5 and it works perfectly fine, does morphology have anything to do with messing with the browser and I do have flash installed the issue happens on the stock browser as well
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And what I mean about the websites is the page doesnt load its as if my internet cuts out but then I goto a different site and it works perfectly fine.
Maybe when key lime pie releases it will fix apps2sd for our phone.
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One annoyance that ics caused is the inability to play my notification AND music at the same time, without pausing my music and taking temporary focus.
I have to turn my notification sounds off because of this and it annoys me.
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sounds more like a flash player issue than an Android one. You can side load Flash Player as at least one person has stated; one even offered to send APK.
The problem, flash player hasn't really been updated for ICS and beyond. It will work. In my experience, how well it works on sites is very dependent how that particular site encoded their flash content. I've had where video plays fine until I go full screen, the picture disappears but I have audio. And Adobe is no longer giving any support for the mobile flash player; maybe if there is some critical security issue to fix it.
What you can try to do is trying using different browsers that can use Flash Player such as Boat or Dolphin. I use Boat for flash sites. I only go to limited sites for those needs. I couldn't get Dolphin to open, but on the Evo 4G is was most flash friendly (gave the least problem in regards to flash player). There are a couple others browsers. Too bad Google didn't want do it for Chrome since I like how it works on the desktop version.
I'm not familiar with any of the aninme sites. There may be altermatives to use. You could trying use Plex and book marking the videos you want to see on the desktop. Then later you can load the Plex Android app to watch it; works well unless there are commercials and they use a different feed; it doesn't switch back to the main video. You could see if the sites lets you downlaod the video and play through a media such a Google Play, BS Player, Mobo Player and so on.
As for Gingerbread, you're going to need custom rom that someone will probably need to make from the ground up since no variant was released with it. Then there are the carrier specifics for drivers and radios. It's a lot of work that I don't think many users would be interested in using, which can have a major influence on developers taking the challenge. People want the upcoming Android, not stuff from two years ago.
Hmm Ok Thanks
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One annoyance that ics caused is the inability to play my notification AND music at the same time, without pausing my music and taking temporary focus.
I have to turn my notification sounds off because of this and it annoys me
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I dont have this issue anymore. used to on stock but not on macks rom 4.0...now the music volume temporarily fades when the notification comes in but continues to play and resumes normally
Edit: I take this back. Also have the same issue still. Thought the issue was gone until I tried listening thru headphones...very annoying. Phone won't even ring through a headset?!
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I like to watch alot of anime and when I updated the rom I found out I couldnt get into sites like Novamov, bc with them i can play the anime on mxplayer instead of using a web based player. I went back to 3.5 and it works perfectly fine, does morphology have anything to do with messing with the browser and I do have flash installed the issue happens on the stock browser as well
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And what I mean about the websites is the page doesnt load its as if my internet cuts out but then I goto a different site and it works perfectly fine.
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I've noticed an issue on stock TW (LK8) where flash sites cause it to fail loading and then crashes the browser. Restarting the browser get the page to load.
But keep in mind that's not the direction that the internet standard is going. Flash as a video tool is being phased out as HTML5 standards now support most of the content that Flash used to - without Adobe having to absorb costs of development and support for Flash Players across the spectrum. Some sites will take longer than others to make the transition... but there are always other sites out there.
And for general info - whether it's TV, Anime, etc. - I recommend downloading a (legal) copy over streaming whenever possible. Sure it takes a little longer to plan and get the files... but then you get a better quality viewing experience and no lag - no matter how many times you watch it!
What is the best wifi tether app for the note 2? I am going on vacation and need a good app to tether my galaxy tab and the wifes ipad. Which one that is out there is the best?
Edit: I am on stock rooted mc2
I don't know if it's the best, but I've been using TrevE Mod's WiFi Tether for six months. I use it everything day at work for a good six to seven hours per eight hour shift. I connect my ASUS android tablet and ACER Windows Laptop.
It does require root and busybox. You may have to fiddle with settings
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I don't know if it's the best, but I've been using TrevE Mod's WiFi Tether for six months. I use it everything day at work for a good six to seven hours per eight hour shift. I connect my ASUS android tablet and ACER Windows Laptop.
It does require root and busybox. You may have to fiddle with settings
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Got a link for that because all of the ones I've tried I can't get to work.
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sure, here's two: Google Play (version 3.2 beta 2) and Google Project Page. The Google Project page has fourteen versions. I'm currently running 3.3 beta Per 2, which I downloaded from there. I had download another but appears it's the same as the Google Play's current version.
Try the default settings first. If not working, change to driver2. I would reboot after every and all changes.
I don't know if it'll make a different, currently running deoxidized stock MC2 with Perseus Kernal 3.0.36 (alpha 36)
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sure, here's two: Google Play (version 3.2 beta 2) and Google Project Page. The Google Project page has fourteen versions. I'm currently running 3.3 beta Per 2, which I downloaded from there. I had download another but appears it's the same as the Google Play's current version.
Try the default settings first. If not working, change to driver2. I would reboot after every and all changes.
I don't know if it'll make a different, currently running deoxidized stock MC2 with Perseus Kernal 3.0.36 (alpha 36)
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Yeah I tried both of those and couldn't get it to work running NoWizAOSPmod. I couldn't get the native hotspot to work either like others. The one thing I didn't try was switching kernels. Im running Saber because I like using Voodoo but gonna give Perseus a go and see what happens. Thanks!
It looks like the 3.3 b2 It showed up in my laptops wifi aceess list. Ill run some test on it tonight and see if I can get everything happy.
Loosing tether would kind of kill me, I tether my laptop at home. But I dont destroy it ( typically under 5gb a month ) only had one monster month and the funny part is that was all phone Live streaming an evert, for the month I used 7gb
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Yeah I tried both of those and couldn't get it to work running NoWizAOSPmod. I couldn't get the native hotspot to work either like others. The one thing I didn't try was switching kernels. Im running Saber because I like using Voodoo but gonna give Perseus a go and see what happens. Thanks!
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This is TrevE's and it works great. http://code.google.com/p/wifi-tether-treve-mod/downloads/detail?name=wifi_tether_v3_3-pre2.apk&can=2&q= :good:
If you experience any issues here is a handy guide to help you out.
Downtown - Thanks! It didnt work but the settings in that link were a big help !
Thanks
-Robert
Thank you thank you thank you for the link to those settings! I tried everything and couldn't get anything to connect till now! You sir are a gentleman & a scholar.
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no problem. It's just a slow process to see what works with different roms and kernels.
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no problem. It's just a slow process to see what works with different roms and kernels.
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I'm on MC2 stock rom with Saber kernel. I followed to that guide but still when I connect its show "limited connection" in laptop
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what IP is it pulling form your GN2? I'm assuming it's starts with something like 169.xxx.xxx.xxx. If so, that's some BS IP that windows gets when it's trying to request IP and DNS information and not being pushed to it.
Try setting up the Tether with everything at defualt settings. This assumes you have BusyBox installed and setup. You'll want to disable the Connection Optimizer (what a hunk of crap that is since all it does it look for the best WiFi connect, ie one that is within range). If it doesn't connect, try change (one at time)--driver, netd, device profile, etc. After you get it working, then you try chainging SSID, adding encryption, chainging LAN IP, changing Access Control, and so forth. It may be worth while, rebooting after each change.
You may want to try other versions of WiFI. If you go to their project site, it has about 10 versions listed. The Nov. 2012 if the first version that worked on the GN2, so don't go earlier.
It's annoying, it's slow, and it's tedious. But with different roms and kernels, what works for me, may not work for you. So, it's the process.
Welcome to the work of smartphone tinkering.
Has anyone made any attempts under Carbon Rom and Plasma? I've tried modified and unmodified tether apps, under the settings suggested in the post above, and it fails consistently on 'Configuring AP'.
Plasma kernel does, as far as I can tell, include iptables. I'm not sure how to diagnose my problem further.
Edit to report: Generic ICS/JB(wlan1) with netd(master) and driver reload 2 succeeds at least in starting the AP, but (very) provisional testing suggests that it does not provide a working connection.
All on TrevE mod version 3 pre 2.
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sure, here's two: Google Play (version 3.2 beta 2) and Google Project Page. The Google Project page has fourteen versions. I'm currently running 3.3 beta Per 2, which I downloaded from there. I had download another but appears it's the same as the Google Play's current version.
Try the default settings first. If not working, change to driver2. I would reboot after every and all changes.
I don't know if it'll make a different, currently running deoxidized stock MC2 with Perseus Kernal 3.0.36 (alpha 36)
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version 3.2 beta 2
works perfectly with my rooted stock mc2.
even 4g tethering!
thanks so much
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I would love to ditch stock roms, but the lack of HDMI out is holding me back . I'm hoping the 4.3 leak may have helped, or that things have changed since my last hunt.
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Try the Leak or check in S3 Resource Bible by @mt3g
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Try the Leak or check in S3 Resource Bible by @mt3g
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I don't have the capability to test that, well I do... but i haven't nor will I. I need to update that bible too... maybe this weekend if I get bored.
Doesn't the leak have TW in it? I know I can skin it to look like AOSP, but I just like having the real thing. I don't think many people use the HDMI feature because I can barely find anything about it in this entire forum/any others... @mt3g The Bible is awesome and thanks for the status update. You won't test every rom for me???
If I understand you correctly, then you'd love to go AOSP but worried the MHL Port HDMI output will break ?
If that's what you want to do, then why don't you do following.
1. Get all the hardware setup in order if not done already. This includes, Converter & HDMI Cable.
2. Test to see if the setup works with existing Touchwiz.
3. Take a Nandroid and then flash a Pure AOSP Rom, use MX Player or some other good quality player and see if the setup works again ?
If it fails, you can try VLC to mirror screens or use DLNA via your router ? You do have the option to go back via the Nandroid.
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If I understand you correctly, then you'd love to go AOSP but worried the MHL Port HDMI output will break ?
If that's what you want to do, then why don't you do following.
1. Get all the hardware setup in order if not done already. This includes, Converter & HDMI Cable.
2. Test to see if the setup works with existing Touchwiz.
3. Take a Nandroid and then flash a Pure AOSP Rom, use MX Player or some other good quality player and see if the setup works again ?
If it fails, you can try VLC to mirror screens or use DLNA via your router ? You do have the option to go back via the Nandroid.
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Exactly.
1 Cyanogen mod is a definite no-go on HDMI, and I found that out after I'd bought all the cables... (for anyone who finds this thread, you have to use S3 specific MHL adapters)
2 It currently works great on 4.1.2 TW Roms. I have already experimented with the 4.1 and 4.2 roms on TW and AOSP.
3 Right now once you go to 4.3 you can't go back to earlier versions (that I know already works), but at least one person did report that HDMI worked on the OTA versions. I'm just not sure if AOSP developers have/can/will be pulling HDMI drivers into their S3 builds.
I've found that using Archos Video and adding my HD as a network share is much easier than making a media server.
The extra support Samsung adds via Touchwiz framework makes it possible to do MHL Streaming for Touchwiz players. If you check, non-samsung video players have problems doing this over Touchwiz. So if you want to go aosp, you have to try DLNA (not Network Server) or Screen Replication.
I was hoping it wasn't TW specific, oh well. I'm selling my HTPC and planning on using my phone instead. Which means I will be streaming media to my phone, through the MHL port into the TV. Thanks for clarifiying it for me.
Just some food for thought if you please. Have you considered a TV Stick such as the Smartstick ? Perhaps for your setup, that may be an option.
They go for $24 right now. Link in the signature.
No I do not represent the company I develop custom Rom for it.
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Just some food for thought if you please. Have you considered a TV Stick such as the Smartstick ? Perhaps for your setup, that may be an option.
They go for $24 right now. Link in the signature.
No I do not represent the company I develop custom Rom for it.
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I haven't, but I'll check into it thanks!
(Sorry, title should say 4.4.2, not 4.3. Brain not working today)
I updated my Galaxy Note 8 (GT-N5100) when the Android 4.4.2 update became available. It seems Hulu+ broke in the process. It now has extremely choppy playback, regardless of high, med or low quality. CS at Hulu has tried just about everything on their end to fix it for me, but nothing is working.
Advertisements of course load and play without a hitch, but as soon as the program starts the framerate drops.
Has anyone else noticed this? What was your fix (if you found one)?
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(Sorry, title should say 4.4.2, not 4.3. Brain not working today)
I updated my Galaxy Note 8 (GT-N5100) when the Android 4.4.2 update became available. It seems Hulu+ broke in the process. It now has extremely choppy playback, regardless of high, med or low quality. CS at Hulu has tried just about everything on their end to fix it for me, but nothing is working.
Advertisements of course load and play without a hitch, but as soon as the program starts the framerate drops.
Has anyone else noticed this? What was your fix (if you found one)?
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Another reason I am waiting for developers to catch up... most likely they are moving on to Lolipop or Tizan since the market will be needing support for newer OS structures.
You should be sending feedback to Hulu about this, as they keep track of things, or try facebook and rant.
Hulu problems
I also had HULU problems after installing CIVATO's 4.4.2 rom. Frame rate is very low. Changing the quality has no affect. No other video playback issues including Netflix.
I contacted HULU support but they don't support rooted devices. They suggested re-installing which did nothing.
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I also had HULU problems after installing CIVATO's 4.4.2 rom. Frame rate is very low. Changing the quality has no affect. No other video playback issues including Netflix.
I contacted HULU support but they don't support rooted devices. They suggested re-installing which did nothing.
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Are you using any kind of ad blocking? Hulu+ doesn't like to run without its ads.
ramjet73
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Are you using any kind of ad blocking? Hulu+ doesn't like to run without its ads.
ramjet73
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I have Minmin Xposed blocking ads and still get great playback with both Hulu and Netflix. Though last December Hulu had a lot of buffering and choppy playback. As each update has gotten better and better, the latest one seems best over all.
You may try Second Screen 1.4.4... right now 1.4.5 does not play well with Samsung Touchwiz.
It forces 1080p at 30fps on any connection and the display of your device. You won't be able to use your launcher in landscape mode, as it moves the icons too far to get at all of them. But once you start the app you get full screen without any issues. I cant get 720p to work properly, but I don't need it anyway.
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Are you using any kind of ad blocking? Hulu+ doesn't like to run without its ads.
ramjet73
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I do have AdBlock Plus installed. But disabling it has no effect on Hulu playback.
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I have Minmin Xposed blocking ads and still get great playback with both Hulu and Netflix. Though last December Hulu had a lot of buffering and choppy playback. As each update has gotten better and better, the latest one seems best over all.
You may try Second Screen 1.4.4... right now 1.4.5 does not play well with Samsung Touchwiz.
It forces 1080p at 30fps on any connection and the display of your device. You won't be able to use your launcher in landscape mode, as it moves the icons too far to get at all of them. But once you start the app you get full screen without any issues. I cant get 720p to work properly, but I don't need it anyway.
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Sorry, I can't find anything called Second Screen. Do you possibly have a link? I also see you have 4.2.2 in your signature. Are you running that or 4.4.2? I had no issues using 4.2.2. Thanks!
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I do have AdBlock Plus installed. But disabling it has no effect on Hulu playback.
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Sorry, I can't find anything called Second Screen. Do you possibly have a link? I also see you have 4.2.2 in your signature. Are you running that or 4.4.2? I had no issues using 4.2.2. Thanks!
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I am on 4.2.2 but it will override and push HD both on screen and through connected displays.
here is the free version to test with... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.farmerbb.secondscreen.free
I am using 1.4.4 version of the paid app which is no longer available. the latest does not play well with touchwiz.
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I do have AdBlock Plus installed. But disabling it has no effect on Hulu playback.
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Adblock Plus shouldn't be a problem since it only hooks into the browser.
I'm using Adaware, which blocks ads by modifying the hosts file, and if I don't disable it Hulu+ dies when it gets to the ads.
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I am on 4.2.2 but it will override and push HD both on screen and through connected displays.
here is the free version to test with... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.farmerbb.secondscreen.free
I am using 1.4.4 version of the paid app which is no longer available. the latest does not play well with touchwiz.
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Thanks for the link. Unfortunately, on 4.4.2 SecondScreen crashes the device stopping the com.android.systemui immediately on reboot (I think that was the process I saw). I, therefore, had to uninstall it.
I've pm'd Civato who may be able to shed some light on this issue. I believe that I had Hulu working fine under his 4.2.2 rom.
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I've pm'd Civato who may be able to shed some light on this issue. I believe that I had Hulu working fine under his 4.2.2 rom.
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I think @civato may still be on vacation since I haven't seen him post in a while.
When Europeans go on holiday they don't fool around with short ones.
ramjet73
Update: I installed civato's 1.9 rom (released 8-4 with kernel 5.4) and tested Hulu again. I still have very low frame rates that make it unusable. In addition, a new "sputtering" motion is affecting all apps during scrolling. Someone suggested installing the old kernel 5.1 which I shall try since clear all caches did not help.
Still hoping to hear from civato on this.
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Update: I installed civato's 1.9 rom (released 8-4 with kernel 5.4) and tested Hulu again. I still have very low frame rates that make it unusable. In addition, a new "sputtering" motion is affecting all apps during scrolling. Someone suggested installing the old kernel 5.1 which I shall try since clear all caches did not help.
Still hoping to hear from civato on this.
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I just tried Hulu+ again on my N5110 and it works fine with FlexNote 1.9 without pauses or stuttering as long as I disable AdAway.
It might be a problem with your router or ISP (some are known to degrade service level for streaming sites) but I doubt that there's anything civato can do about it. Have you tried it with WiFi at another location that has a strong signal and high speed Internet connection?
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I just tried Hulu+ again on my N5110 and it works fine with FlexNote 1.9 without pauses or stuttering as long as I disable AdAway.
It might be a problem with your router or ISP (some are known to degrade service level for streaming sites) but I doubt that there's anything civato can do about it. Have you tried it with WiFi at another location that has a strong signal and high speed Internet connection?
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Hmmm. I don't have AdAway installed. No issues with router or ISP - Hulu streams fine on my Mac and using Chromecast on the same broadband network. I'll keep searching for a solution. It's not significant enough for me to go back to 4.2.2.
Incidentally, the sputtered (i.e. jerky) scrolling of FlexNote 1.9 that I was experiencing is improved and smoother after re-installing civato's SphereKat 5.1 kernel. While better it is still not as smooth as I remember with FN 1.8 or the 4.2.2 ROM.
Thanks ramjet73!
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Incidentally, the sputtered (i.e. jerky) scrolling of FlexNote 1.9 that I was experiencing is improved and smoother after re-installing civato's SphereKat 5.1 kernel. While better it is still not as smooth as I remember with FN 1.8 or the 4.2.2 ROM.
Thanks ramjet73!
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Hmmm...
It sounds like you might want to try a clean flash of 1.9 if you haven't done that already. I believe the wipe option for that is "prepare for new ROM" in Philz Touch and "factory reset" in TWRP.
ramjet73
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Hmmm...
It sounds like you might want to try a clean flash of 1.9 if you haven't done that already. I believe the wipe option for that is "prepare for new ROM" in Philz Touch and "factory reset" in TWRP.
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Took your advice, ramjet. Over the weekend I did a clean install of 1.9. Unfortunately nothing made Hulu play better. Their commercials do seem to work fine though.
I did come to a definitive conclusion about the visual sputtering that some other users also mentioned in the developer's forum. After going back and forth several times between civato's 5.1 kernel and his FlexNote's built-in 5.4 kernel, I have verified that the sputtering was indeed introduced with the kernel update. It is most visible when I slowly drag a widget back-and-forth across the screen. Some users may less attuned to it because, frankly, it is rather subtle but it is there. So I am staying with 5.1 for the time being.
Thanks.
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Took your advice, ramjet. Over the weekend I did a clean install of 1.9. Unfortunately nothing made Hulu play better. Their commercials do seem to work fine though.
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There's a new version of Hulu+ in the Play Store today (2.15.0.201802). Maybe that will work better for you.
Also, @civato has released 2.0 of the FlexNote ROM with a new kernel.
ramjet73
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There's a new version of Hulu+ in the Play Store today (2.15.0.201802). Maybe that will work better for you.
Also, @civato has released 2.0 of the FlexNote ROM with a new kernel.
ramjet73
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Hey, ramjet. Just want to document my latest findings here in case anyone else (or the OP) has these issues. I upgraded to the FlexNote 2.0 ROM and the latest Hulu app. The result was no change for Hulu playback and the OS sputtering returned. I downgraded the kernel to civato's 5.1 and the sputtering went away for the most part.
Last week I decided to do a little more experimentation. I installed two AOSP derived ROMs, first Dirty Unicorns then CM, both of which are based on Android 4.4.4. Dirty Unicorns was the more feature filled but was missing some things that I needed.
The results were a little surprising to me. The responsiveness of the OS greatly improved from the standard ROM - everything is faster, even without overclocking. The sputtering is completely absent. Some apps still observe much scrolling stutters such as the NYTimes app but this seems to be app related rather than attributable to the OS. In fact, the typical stutters I have always observed are almost entirely gone - everything is smoother.
Oh yeah, Hulu works perfectly now. I can only conclude that 4.4.2 ultimately caused the Hulu problem.
Summary: I will remain on CM for the time being. Overall it is a more pleasant experience. I do miss a few Samsung derived apps such as S-note and MultiWindow, but not terribly so. There are S-note alternatives. I always used an alternative launcher anyway. If I had a larger tablet the MW feature would be more important but it is not so much with the Note 8. Besides I have always found MW to be rather flaky - apps I added to the available list somehow always disappeared. The last time I used it it sent the device into a boot loop which started this latest quest for a better tablet experience.
So Samsung disabled the watchON service here in the UK, and forced the uninstall of the app, but I want it back because it was thee best remote app to control my TV with - I don't really care about the rest of the services! Can anyone send me the apk? I cant find a working one anywhere online
An apk won't work, I tried it and it uninstalled it just like the original as soon as you start it. I've been through a few dozen other remotes trying to get the notification integration, haven't found one yet, damn shame. Peel came closest, but it bugs out a lot.
I'm in Oz btw.
Are you on a custom ROM or stock? I'm wondering if maybe it would work on custom?
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Are you on a custom ROM or stock? I'm wondering if maybe it would work on custom?
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ThunderRomV2, rooted, twrp recovery and I've tweaked default_gain.conf, build.prop and platform.xml, maybe a few other things I've forgotten.